Episode 013 Update #3

Sorry for the silence lately. One of the segments I've been working on took a lot longer than expected. But it's now complete, leaving only three features to go in Episode 013! We're so close I can almost taste it!

I want to give a big shout out to Coury Carlson of My Life in Gaming, who was kind enough to send me some footage I desperately needed and was having absolutely no luck recording on my own. 

A few other things: 

- Patreon
Don't forget that you can support Generation 16 through Patreon. I've set up the account to trigger after each new episode is published. So any donations made will likely be collected every other month or so. Please, if you can spare anything it will definitely help. As the show continues I'd really like to grab some of the various peripherals and toys Sega created and feature them as well. The money will also go to general upkeep of this fancy new website and any hardware/software needed for the recording and editing process. 

- Extra Life
For the past three years I've been participating in the Extra Life for Kids 24 hour gaming marathon in support of my local children's hospital. Last year I managed to raise over $2000 for this amazing cause, and I'd really like to beat that this year. Please please please give what you can to for this worthy cause. All money goes directly to the IWK Children's Hospital, and if you donate you will recieve a tax receipt. 

Stay tuned to this spot for details on exactly what I'll be playing (and streaming) during the marathing this October 25!

- Live Show
I've been toying with the idea of a Sega-centric weekly live show, but I've had nothing but issues with both my bandwidth and the software needed to stream properly. Both of those problems appear to be sorted out. Hopefully I'll get something up and running soon. Remember, the 25th anniversary of the Genesis is just around the corner!

Episode 013 Update #2

This isn't technically the second update for Episode 013...but hey! New website, new start! 

I've completed the third segment of Episode 013, which leaves four left to go. At least two of those are going to be monsters, though, which will require a fair amount of extra graphics and such. So I don't think I'll keep up my segment-a-night pace from the last couple of days. 

Bear with me, though. I really think this episode is going to be a good one. 

Work on this site is shaping up, too. I had a bit of an episode archive put together, but I wasn't really happy with the way it was looking. I'm trying something new, and hopefully I'll have all 12 existing episodes embedded by the end of the week. 

Likewise the game archive is shaping up nicely as well. Looking at all that classic Mega Drive artwork I'm struck by just how beautiful some of the early Japanese box art really was. And by the way, clicking on any of those images will give you a bit of release info on the game as well as take you directly to that game's particular segment on the show. Give it a shot!

One last thing: I've got my CDX set up again. It's running through a SCART cable to an XRGB Framemeister and, wow, is the picture gorgeous. I've also dusted off the old Saturn thanks to Kevin Larrabee inviting me back to the excellent Back in My Play podcast to do a system retrospective. Look for it in the coming weeks! 

Anyway, my point is the Framemeister setup means it's quite easy for me to stream footage from both of these great systems (along with Master System, Sega CD and 32X games). I'm toying with the idea of a weekly live show or shows that centre on playing through games from those various libraries. A "Generation 16 Live" or something. 

Got any thoughts on that? Is it something you'd like to see? Got a better idea for the name?

Please don't forget that you can support Generation 16 through Patreon. A big thanks to all my current backers. Your donations are why this updated website exists, and will help me make the show even better in the coming year.